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6:10 PM.Australia's new prime minister arrives in New Zealand shortly for a first-up meeting with John Key under the shadow of mass deportations and detentions across the Tasman. Audio

6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:54 PM.Eight Aucklanders have volunteered their bodies for a live tattoo art exhibition, organised by two Samoan artists. Audio

5:48 PM.The Presbyterian Church's Māori division has rounded on its General Assembly, accusing it of walking away from its partnership to fund and support Turakina Maori Girls College; The Maori Party is… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The brother of a soldier killed and buried in Malaysia nearly 50 years ago is urging the Government to reconsider repatriating him and others deployed in the south east Asian nation. Audio

5:40 PM.The mother of a boy who says he had sex with his social worker when he was 15, says she felt "mixed up" about her son having a female looking after him. Audio

5:36 PM.Inflation pressures have remain subdued in the third quarter, as rises in the price of fresh food, building costs and rates were partly offset by falls in vehicle licensing costs. Audio

5:34 PM.The stock exchange says there's no reason to delist Pyne Gould Corporation from the sharemarket, although it's still working with the company to make sure it complies with the market's rules. Audio

5:27 PM.Silver Fern Farms shareholders have overwhelmingly backed a 260 million dollar Chinese joint venture that the company's board says will be a defining moment for the meat industry. Audio

5:23 PM.The 2011 loss to the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup final will motivate France ahead of Sunday morning's quarterfinal in Cardiff - not the memories of their 2007 upset victory. Audio

5:20 PM.The helicopter pilot who rescued two hunters in deep trouble pleaded guilty today, though outside the court he was being hailed as a life-saver. Audio

5:16 PM.A waiter says working at the Masala Indian restaurant chain made his life hell with conditions so bad he wanted to fly home to India. Audio

5:11 PM.The mass deportation and detention of New Zealanders from Australia is top of the agenda for John Key when he meets Malcolm Turnbull for the first time as Prime Minister in Auckland tonight. Audio

5:07 PM.Ewen Macdonald has been granted parole and will be released next month but he must comply with a number of strict conditions including not entering the North Island. Audio

5:00 PM.Scott Guy's family prepare for Ewen Macdonald's release from jail next month. Deportees are top of the agenda with Malcolm Turnbull due to touch down in Auckland and the Black and Blue quarter final -… Read more Audio

6:53 PM.Finance minister, Bill English, rejects claims from his Labour shadow, Grant Robertson, that his first operating surplus since taking office was won at the expense of repairs to Canterbury earthquake… Read more Audio

6:49 PM.An international study shows Maori have a higher chance of getting cancer than non-Maori, but the same is not true for other countries' indigenous peoples; The National Urban Maori Authority is urging… Read more Audio

6:41 PM.A regional council is dismissing claims it's been too slow to act over DDT and arsenic which sat beside a South Canterbury river for over a month. Audio

6:35 PM.Research carried out at Waikato Hospital looks to have found the surest way of treating one of the commonest causes of brain damage in babies. Audio

6:28 PM.Three small houses have been deliberately deluged to try to understand how floodwater damages buildings and materials. Audio

6:25 PM.The hunt is under way for a cunning rat that's been dodging traps for more than a month on the predator free Ulva Island. Audio

6:16 PM.Timaru is still not taking drinking water from a catchment where DDT and arsenic were dumped beside a river. Audio

6:11 PM.Top executives have slammed a Green Party quota promise to put together a Cabinet that's half female as misguided. Audio

6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:52 PM.An international study shows Maori have a higher chance of getting cancer than non-Maori, but the same is not true for other countries' indigenous peoples. It shows that inequalities for cancer is… Read more Audio